Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Placement With the Sonic Flashlight
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Peripherally inserted central catheter placement using the Sonic Flashlight.
The Sonic Flashlight is an ultrasound (US) device that projects real-time US images into patients with use of a semireflective/transparent mirror. The present study evaluated the feasibility of use of the Sonic Flashlight for clinical peripherally inserted central catheter placements, originally with the mirror located inside a sterile cover (n = 15), then with the mirror outside (n = 11). Succ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0278-4297
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2009.28.5.651